The catfish fauna of Lake Victoria after the Nile perch upsurge

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-43

  Goudswaard, Kees P C ^a   Witte, Frans ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bagrus docmak; Clarias gariepinus; competition; environmental impacts; extinction; Lates niloticus; overfishing; predation; Schilbe intermedius; species introduction; Synodontis afrofischeri; Synodontis victoriae; Xenoclarias eupogon

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; EXTINCTION; INTRODUCED FISH; NILE PERCH; PREDATION;

AFRICA, LAKE VICTORIA;

BAGRUS; BAGRUS DOCMAK; CICHLIDAE; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; LATES NILOTICUS; SCHILBE INTERMEDIUS; SILURIFORMES; SYNODONTIS; SYNODONTIS AFROFISCHERI; SYNODONTIS VICTORIAE; VICTORIA; XENOCLARIAS; XENOCLARIAS EUPOGON;

EID: 0030851628     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007311708377     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Acere, T.O. 1988. Recent trends in the fisheries of Lake Victoria (Uganda, northern part), pp. 36-45. In: CIFA, Report of the 4th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, 6-10 April 1987, Kisumu, FAO Fish. Rep. 388.
2. Anderson, A.M. 1961. Further observations concerning the proposed introduction of Nile perch into Lake Victoria. E. Afr. Agric. For. L 26: 195-201.
3. Balon, E.K. & M.N. Bruton. 1986. Introduction of alien species or why scientific advice is not heeded. Env. Biol. Fish. 16: 225-230.
4. Barel, C.D.N., R. Dorit, P.H. Greenwood, G. Fryer, N. Hughes, P.B.N. Jackson, H.Kawanabe.R.H.Lowe-McConnell.F. Witte & K. Yamaoka. 1985. Destruction of fisheries in Africa's lakes. Nature 315: 19-20.
5. Barel, C.D.N., W. Ligtvoet, T. Goldschmidt, F. Witte & P.C. Goudswaard. 1991. The haplochromine cichlids in Lake Victoria: an assessment of biological and fisheries interests, pp. 258279. In: M.H.A. Keenleyside (ed.) Cichlid Fishes, Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution, Chapman & Hall, London.
6. Beverton, R.J.H. 1992. Fish resources: threats and protection. Neth.J.Zool.42: 139-175.
7. Cadwalladr, D.A. 1965. The decline in the Labeo victorianus Boulenger (Pisces: Cyprinidae) fishery of Lake Victoria and an associated deterioration in some indigenous fishing methods in the Nzoia River, Kenya. E. Afr. Agric. For. J. 30: 249256.
8. Chilvers, R.M. 1969. A method of age estimation from length frequency data for larger fish with reference to Bagrusdocmac Forskåhl. EAFFRO Ann. Rep. (1968): 32-38.
9. Chilvers, R.M. &J.M. Gee. 1974. The food of Bagrus docmac (Forsk.) (Pisces: Siluriformes) and its relationship with Haplochromis Hilgendorf (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Lake Victoria, East Africa. J. Fish Biol. 6: 483-505.
10. CIFA. 1985. Report of the 3rd session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, 4-5 October 1984, Jinja, FAO Fish. Rep. 335: 1-145.
11. CIFA. 1988. Report of the 4th Session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, 6-10 April 1987, Kisumu, FAO Fish. Rep. 388: 1-112.
12. CIFA. 1990. Report of the 5th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 12-14 September 1989, Mwanza, FAO Fish. Rep. 430: 1-97.
13. Corbet, P.S. 1960. Breeding sites of non-cichlid fishes in Lake Victoria. Nature 187: 616-617.
14. Corbet, P.S. 1961. The food of non-cichlid fishes in the Lake Victoria basin, with remarks on their evolution and adaptation to lacustrine conditions. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 136: 1-101.
15. Coulter, G.W., B.R. Allanson, M.N. Bruton, P.H. Greenwood, R.C. Hart, P.B.N. Jackson &A. J. Ribbink 1986. Unique qualities and special problems of the African Great Lakes. Env. Biol. Fish. 17: 117-118.
16. Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1986. Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA), Volume 2. ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. 273 pp.
17. Fish, G.R. 1956. Some aspects of the respiration of six species of fish from Uganda. J. Exp. Biol. 33: 186-195.
18. Fisheries Department (Kenya). 1988. State of Lake Victoria fisheries, Kenya, pp. 20-28. In: CIFA, Report of the 4th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, 6-10 April 1987, Kisumu, FAO Fish. Rep. 388.
19. Fryer, G. 1960. Concerning the proposed introduction of Nile perch into Lake Victoria. E. Afr. Agric. J. 25: 267-270.
20. Gee, J.M. 1969. A comparison of certain aspectsofthe biology of Lates nitoticus (Linne') in endemic and introduced environment in East Africa. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 80: 244-262.
21. Gee, J.M. 1970. Notes on the genus Xenoclarias Greenwood. EAFFRO Ann. Rep. (1969): 28-36.
22. Gee, J.M. 1975. The genus Xenoclarias (Pisces: Siluriformes) in Lake Victoria, with a redescription of Xenoclarias eupogon and notes on the biology of the species. J. Zool. 175: 210-217.
23. Goldschmidt, T., F. Witte & J.H. Wanink. 1993. Cascading effects of the introduced Nile perch on the detritivorous/phytoplanktivorous species in the sublittoral areas of Lake Victoria. Conserv. Biol. 7: 686-700.
24. Goudswaard, P.C. & W. Ligtvoet. 1988. Recent developments in the fishery for haplochromines (Pisces: Cichlidae) and the Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.) (Pisces: Centropomidae) in Lake Victoria, pp. 101-112. In: CIFA, Report of the 4th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 6-10 April 1987, Kisumu, FAO Fish. Rep. 388.
25. Graham, M. 1929. The Victoria Nyanza and its fisheries -report on the fishing surveys of Lake Victoria (1927-28). Crown Agents Colonies, London. 256 pp.
26. Greenwood, PH. 1966. The fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala. 131 pp.
27. Greenwood, PH. 1974. The cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa: the biology and evolution of a species flock. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) Suppl. 6: 1-134.
28. Hamblyn, E.L. 1966. The food and feeding habits of Nile perch: Lates niloticus (Linne') (Pisces: Centropomidae). Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 74: 1-28.
29. Harrison, K. 1991. The taxonomy of East African Nile perch, Lates spp. (Perciformes, Centropomidae). J. Fish Biol. 38: 175-186.
30. Hecky, R.E. 1993. The eutrophication of Lake Victoria. Kilham Memorial Lecture, 25th Congress of SIL. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 25: 39-48.
31. Hughes, N.F. 1986. Changes in the feeding biology of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.) (Pisces: Centropomidae), in Lake Victoria since its introduction in 1960, and its impact on the native fish community of the Nyanza Gulf. J. Fish Biol. 29:541-548.
32. Kaufman, L. 1992. Catastrophic change in species-rich freshwater ecosystems, the lessons of Lake Victoria. BioScience 42: 846-858.
33. Kaufman, L. & P. Ochumba. 1993. Evolutionary and conserva-tion biology of cichlid fishes as revealed by faunal remnants in northern Lake Victoria. Conserv. Biol. 7: 719-730.
34. Kudhongania, A.W. & A.J. Cordone. 1974. Batho-spatial distribution pattern and biomass estimate of the major demersal fishes in Lake Victoria. Afr. J. Trop. Hydrobiol. Fish. 3: 15-31.
35. Ligtvoet, W. & O.C. Mkumbo. 1990. Synopsis of ecological and fishery research on Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in Lake Victoria, conducted by H EST/TAFIR I. pp. 35-74. In: CIFA, Report of the 5th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 12-14 September 1989, Mwanza, FAO Fish. Rep. 430.
36. Ligtvoet, W. & F. Witte. 1991. Perturbation through predator introduction: effects on the food web and fish yields in Lake Victoria (East Africa), pp. 263-268. In: O. Ravera (ed.) Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems: Perturbation and Recovery, Ellis Horwood, Chichester.
37. Lowe-McConnell R.H. 1993. Fish faunas of the African Great Lakes: origins, diversity and vulnerability. Conserv. Biol. 7: 634-643.
38. Mbahinzireki, G.B. 1992. Distribution and abundance of two dipteran aquatic larvae in northern Lake Victoria, p. 39. In: CIFA, Report of the 6th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 10-13 February 1992, Jinja, FAO Fish. Rep. 475.
39. Mkumbo, O.C. & W. Ligtvoet. 1992. Changes in the diet of Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.), in the Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria. Hydrobiol. 232:79-84.
40. Mwebaza-Ndawula, L. 1984. Food and feeding habits of Clarias mossambicus from four areas in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa. Env. Biol. Fish. 10: 69-76.
41. Ochumba, P.B.O. & D.I. Kibaara. 1989. Observations on bluegreen algal blooms in the open waters of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Afr. J. Ecol. 27: 23-34.
42. Ochumba, P.B.O. & J.O. Manyala. 1992. Distribution of fishes along the Sondu-Miriu River of Lake Victoria, Kenya with special reference to upstream migration, biology and yield. Aquacult. Fish. Manage. 23: 701-719.
43. Ogari, J. 1985. Distribution, food and feeding habits of Lates niloticus in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria (Kenya), pp. 68-80. In: CIFA, Report of the 3rd session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries of Lake Victoria, 4-5 October 1984, Jinja, FAO Fish. Rep. 335.
44. Ogari, J. & A.A. Asila. 1990. The state of Lake Victoria fisheries, Kenya waters, pp. 18-23. In: CIFA, Report of the 5th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 12-14 September 1989, Mwanza, FAO Fish. Rep. 430.
45. Ogari, J. & A.A. Asila. 1992. Status of fisheries of Lake Victoria Kenya sector, pp. 15-23. In: CIFA, Report of the 6th session of the Sub-Committee for the Development and Management of the Fisheries in Lake Victoria, 10-13 February 1992, Jinja, FAO Fish. Rep. 475
46. Ogari, J. & S. Dadzie. 1988. The food of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus (L.) after the disappearance of the haplochromine cichlids in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria. J. Fish Biol. 32: 571-577.
47. Ogutu-Ohwayo, R. 1990a. The decline of the native fishes of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga (East Africa) and the impact of introduced species, especially the Nile perch, Lates nitoticus, and the Nile tilapia, Oreochromisnitoticus. Env. Biol. Fish. 27: 81-96.
48. Ogutu-Ohwayo, R. 1990b. Changes in the prey ingested and the variations in the Nile perch and other fish stocks of Lake Kyoga and the northern waters of Lake Victoria (Uganda). J. Fish Biol. 37: 55-63.
49. Oijen van.M.J.P. 1995. Key to the Lake Victoria fishes other than haplochromine cichlids. pp. 209-300. In: F. Witte & W.L.T. van Densen (ed.) Fish Stocks and Fisheries of Lake Victoria: A Handbook for Field Observations, Samara Publishing Ltd., Dyfed.
50. Okach, J.O. & S. Dadzie. 1988. The food, feeding habits and distribution of a siluroid catfish, Bagrus docmac (Forskahl), in the Kenya waters of Lake Victoria. J. Fish Biol. 32: 85-94.
51. Okedi, J. 1971. Further observations on the ecology of the Nile perch (Lates nitoticus Linne') in Lake Victoria and Lake Kioga. EAFFRO Ann. Rep. (1970): 42-55.
52. Ribbink, A.J. 1987. African Lakes and their fishes: conservation, scenarios and suggestions. Env. Biol. Fish. 19: 3-26.
53. Rinne, J.N.& B. Wanjala. 1983. Maturity, fecundity and breeding seasons of the major catfishes (suborder: Siluroidea) in Lake Victoria, East Africa. J. Fish Biol. 23: 357-363.
54. Seehausen, O. & F. Witte 1994a. Eine zweite Aussterbewelle im Victoriasee und die Notwendigkeit der Verknuamp;pfung von Forschung und Naturschutz. DATZ 47: 586-591.
55. Seehausen, O. & F. Witte 1994b. Massenaussterben und Oberleben. Tetra Informationen (TI Magazin) 26: 48-53.
56. Tailing, J.F. 1966. The annual cycle of stratification and phytoplankton growth in Lake Victoria (East Africa). Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiologia 51: 545-621.
57. Vos de, L. & P.H. Skelton. 1990. Name changes for two common African catfishes. Rehabilitation of Schitbe intermedius Ruamp;ppel, 1832 (Siluriformes, Schilbeidae). Cybium 14: 323-326.
58. Wanink, J.H. 1991. Survival in a perturbed environment: the effects of Nile perch introduction on the zooplanktivorous fish community of Lake Victoria, pp. 269-275. In: O. Ravera (ed.) Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems: Perturbation and Recovery, Ellis Horwood, Chichester.
59. Wanink, J.H. 1992. The pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis and dagaa Rastrineobola argentea: estimating the food-intake of a prudent predator, pp. 403-411. In: L. Bennun (ed.) Proceedings of the Vllth Pan-African Ornithological Congress, 28 August-5 September 1988, Nairobi.
60. Wanink, J.H. & PC. Goudswaard. 1994. Effects of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) introduction into Lake Victoria, East Africa, on the diet of pied kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) Hydrobiologia 279/280: 367-376.
61. Wanink, J.H., PC. Goudswaard & M.R. Berger. 1996. The sustainable role of the small pelagic cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea as a major resource in the ecosystem and the fishery of Lake Victoria. In: W.L.T. van Densen & R.H. Lowe-McConnel (ed.) Lacustrine Fish Communities in SE-Asia and Africa, Ecology and Exploitation, Samara Publishing Ltd., Dyfed. (in press).
62. Welcomme, R.L. 1988. International introductions of inland aquatic species. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 249. 318 pp.
63. Whitehead, P.J.P. 1959. The anadromous fishes of Lake Victoria. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 59: 329-363.
64. Wilson, E.O. 1992. The diversity of life. Allen Lane the Penguin Press, London. 424 pp.
65. Witte, F., T. Goldschmidt, P.C. Goudswaard, W. Ligtvoet, M.J.P. Van Oijen & J.H. Wanink. 1992a. Species extinction and concomitant ecological changes in Lake Victoria. Neth. J. Zool. 42: 214-232.
66. Witte, F., T. Goldschmidt, J. Wanink, M. van Oijen, K. Goudswaard, E. Witte-Maas & N. Bouton. 1992b. The destruction of an endemic species flock: quantitative data on the decline of the haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria. Env. Biol. Fish. 34: 1-28.
67. Witte, F., T. Goldschmidt & J.H. Wanink 1995. Dynamics of the haplochromine cichlid fauna and other ecological changes in the Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, pp. 83-110. In: T. J. Pitcher & P.J.B. Hart (ed.) Impacts of Species Changes in African Lakes, Chapman and Hall, London.